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  <dc:title>Copy letter from W [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society; to the Secretary of the Admiralty</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Acknowledges letter addressed to the Officer of Her Majesty's ships and vessels at Rio de Jeneiro [Brazil] with the view of gaining passage, for any English sstronomer interested, to make observations of the solar eclipse. Informs the Royal Society will be made aware of the liberal offer.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>14 May 1858</dc:date>
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